Game apparatus



Paltn't ed Aug. 4, 1896.

(No Model.) 5

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JOSEPH BRADFORD SARGENT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS;

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,235, dated August4, 1896.

Application filed April 19, 1895. Serial No. 546,347. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BRADFORD SAR- GENT, of WVorcester, in thecounty of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new andImproved Game Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved gameapparatus which is simple and durable in construction, arranged toresemble croquet, and adapted to afford considerable amusement to theplayer.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is asectional side elevation of part of the improvement.

The improved game apparatus is provided with a box A, having a top B,made of glass or other transparent or translucent material, to permitthe player to view the contents of the box.

In the bottom of the box A are secured a series of pins or wickets 0,similar to those used on croquet grounds and preferably arranged in thesame order. Stakes D D are arranged near the upper and lower ends of thebox, as plainly indicated in the drawings. One or a number of balls E ofany approved material are used for playing the game, the balls not inuse being stored in a chamber A, formed on the face of the box-bottomand normally closed by a spring F, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The freeend of the spring F extends through a slot in the side of the box to beengaged by the operator to permit the latter to lift the spring to getaccess to the chamber and the balls contained therein.

A ball or balls E are adapted to roll in the box, and are adapted topass through the wickets by the operator tilting the box in the properdirection.

In order to play the game successfully, it will be necessary for theoperator to tilt the box in such a manner as to cause the ball E tostart from the stake D and pass through the several wickets O in thesame order as is necessary to play ground-croquet. If a ball goesthrough the wrong wicket, or through any wicket in the wrong direction,then the player must return the ball to the startingpoint and beginagain. If more than one ball is used, the game will be rendered quitedifficult. The balls are preferably of different colors.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described, much amusement isafforded to the player and considerable skill is required to play thegame successfully.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- In a game apparatus, a box provided with achamber formed on the face of the boxbottom, and a flat spring securedat one end to the box-bottom, and extending over the said chambernormally closing the same, the free end of the said spring extendingthrough a slot in the side of the box and adapted to be engaged by theoperator, whereby the said spring can be lifted vertically to gainaccess to the chamber, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH BRADFORD SARGENT.

Witnesses:

W. ROBERTSON, H. E. SARGENT.

